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Ring-necked francolin

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Ring-necked francolin
Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Subfamily:
Perdicinae
Genus:
Scleroptila
Species:
S. streptophorus
Binomial name
Scleroptila streptophorus
Synonyms
  • Francolinus streptophorus
  • Scleroptila streptophora

The ring-necked francolin (Scleroptila streptophorus) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ See BirdLife International (2007a. b).
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